Product Sourcing Specialist
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Your new role will be to source products and negotiate with suppliers to ensure the best value and delivery agreements. Due to huge growth in our business, we are dealing with more global suppliers than ever before. Our catalogue of products has expanded, and we are continually sourcing new items to expand the range.
Job Specifications:
1. Sourcing new and replacement parts from current suppliers.
2. Sourcing products from new suppliers, continually improving on quality, costs, and delivery.
3. Maintaining good relationships with all suppliers to ensure clear communications.
4. Negotiating with current Suppliers, communicating with them on orders, new products, and deliveries ensuring the Company gets the best value and delivery agreements at all times.
5. Liaising with supplier checking agents ensuring that this process runs smoothly, dealing with any issues that arise.
6. Pro-active relationship with colleagues and suppliers in relation to product pricing, availability, and forecasting
7. Analysing sales trends and figures, ensuring that buying habits are in line with this.
8. Ability to communicate in a clear and consistent manner on product specs, measurements etc.
9. Dealing with large amounts of information and able to deal with follow-ups and confirmations.
10. Liaising with Warehouse Manager on new products and deliveries.
11. Liaising with marketing and webshop administrator to ensure all products are up to date and advertised correctly.
12. Manage and have a clear understanding of international shipping rules, dealing with all the necessary paperwork related to customs, excise, and VAT duties.
13. Liaising with the sales team, conducting product research, market trends, and product specs.
14. Support and liaise with other departments to resolve queries/issues
15. Responsibility and commitment to keeping up with industry changes and trends, proactively seeking information when required.